Trapping

The conversion of light-based digital files on the desktop to producing pigment-based printed images is the focus of this text. The factors involved in reproducing an on-screen image on a printed sheet, without falling into a trapping, or misregistration problem, are discussed.

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This text addresses the challenge of understanding the conversion of light-based digital files on the desktop to producing pigment-based printed images. The factors involved in the precision of reproducing what is seen on the screen to a printed sheet, without falling into a trapping, or misregistration problem, are discussed. It examines the design vs. production perspective in identifying the benefits of addressing technical aspects of page production for more accurate and cost efficient results.